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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Oxford Street recovery complete as vacancy rate falls to lowest since 2019

Shoppers after the Oxford Street switch on - (David Parry/PA Media Assignments)

Oxford Street is effectively “full up” for the first time since the pandemic with the vacancy rate falling to little more than 1%.

The recovery of the West End’s premier retail destination has been one of the great success stories for London since it was transformed into a ghost town by the covid lockdowns starting five years ago.

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